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Imperata
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Imperata

Imperata is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cogon Grass

speciesImperata cylindrica

california satintail

speciesImperata brevifolia

Imperata brasiliensis

speciesImperata brasiliensis

Imperata condensata

speciesImperata condensata

Imperata contracta

speciesImperata contracta

Imperata conferta

speciesImperata conferta

Imperata cheesemanii

speciesImperata cheesemanii

Imperata tenuis

speciesImperata tenuis

Imperata minutiflora

speciesImperata minutiflora

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Imperata in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.58

Imperata in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 8)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 8)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.16

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72192.